Account Manager

Agricultural Recruitment Specialists Ltd; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural business in South Yorkshire is seeking a Technical Account Manager to oversee a sales team and enhance customer relationships across various land-based sectors. Candidates should have proven agricultural sales experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to provide technical support. This role offers a competitive salary, a bonus scheme, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonus scheme

Company car, laptop, and mobile phone

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience, ideally in crop inputs or related sectors.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated and commercially astute.

Responsibilities

• Lead a regional sales team to exceed sales targets.
• Manage key customer accounts and identify new opportunities.
• Provide technical agronomy support to customers.

Skills

Agricultural or agronomy-based sales experience

Leadership and team management

Relationship-building skills

Technical understanding of crop management

Education

Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, or related discipline

BASIS and/or FACTS qualification (or working towards)

Job description

Overview

Technical Account Manager – Yorkshire – Basic Salary Circa £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits Package.

The Job: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Technical Account Manager to join a leading agricultural business based in Yorkshire. This role will be responsible for managing a small internal sales team, developing existing customer relationships, and securing new business opportunities across a range of land-based sectors, including agriculture, equine, amenity, and environmental markets. You will combine your technical agronomy expertise with strong commercial acumen to deliver tailored solutions to customers, driving profitable growth and building long-term partnerships.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and motivating a small regional sales team to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Managing and growing key customer accounts while identifying new business opportunities.
• Providing technical advice and agronomy support to customers across multiple sectors.
• Collaborating with internal departments to ensure exceptional service and delivery.
• Contributing to sales planning, forecasting, and strategy development.

The Company

A well-established and respected UK-based agricultural business with a strong reputation for quality products, technical expertise, and exceptional customer service. The company supplies a wide range of specialist products across multiple land-based sectors and is experiencing continued growth in both traditional and emerging markets.

The Candidate

• Proven experience in agricultural or agronomy-based sales, ideally within crop inputs, or related sectors.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing or mentoring a small sales team.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Technical understanding of crop management, product selection, or land management practices.
• Self-motivated, commercially astute, and able to work both strategically and hands-on.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• BASIS and/or FACTS qualification (or working towards).
• Degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Agronomy, or a related discipline.

The Package

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Attractive performance-based bonus scheme.
• Company car, laptop, and mobile phone.
• Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Join a progressive, people-focused organisation with a strong reputation in the sector.

How to apply

Please email your CV to Claire Morgan, Global Recruitment Director, at [e-mail]

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